Biology:Anthopterus
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Anthopterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region from Costa Rica to Peru.[1]
Taxonomy
It was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1839 with Anthopterus racemosus Hook. as the type species.[2]
Etymology
The generic name Anthopterus is derived from the Greek anthos meaning flower and pteron meaning wing.[3]
Species
It has 12 species:[1]
- Anthopterus costaricensis Luteyn
- Anthopterus cuneatus A.C.Sm.
- Anthopterus ecuadorensis Luteyn
- Anthopterus gentryi Luteyn
- Anthopterus molaui (Luteyn) Luteyn
- Anthopterus oliganthus A.C.Sm.
- Anthopterus pterotus (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn
- Anthopterus racemosus Hook.
- Anthopterus revolutus (Wilbur & Luteyn) Luteyn
- Anthopterus schultzeae (Sleumer) Luteyn
- Anthopterus verticillatus Luteyn
- Anthopterus wardii Ball
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anthopterus Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41047-1.
- ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-c). Anthopterus Hook. Tropicos. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40016401
- ↑ Quattrocchi, U. (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). p. 325. Vereinigtes Königreich: CRC Press.
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